KanjiN2Secondary school · 中学5 strokesRadical 甘
甘 · sweet, coax
甘 is a kanji meaning sweet, coax, pamper, be content. It has 5 strokes and is on the JLPT N2 list.
On'yomi · from Chinese
- カンkan
Kun'yomi · Japanese
- あまいamai
- あまえるamaeru
- あまやかすamayakasu
- うまいumai
Practise the N2 kanji
In 第13巻 JLPT N2, a chapter at a time, with their words. Chapter 1 is free.
Words that use 甘 · 4 in our JLPT lists
| Word | Reading | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 甘いあまい | あまい | generous, sweet | N5 |
| 甘やかすあまやかす | あまやかす | to pamper, to spoil | N2 |
| 甘えるあまえる | あまえる | to behave like a spoiled child, to fawn on | N1 |
| 甘口あまくち | あまくち | sweet flavor | N1 |
Example sentence
そのケーキは甘い。
そのケーキはあまい
The cake tastes sweet.
Readings and meanings: KANJIDIC2 · Words: JMdict · © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel and contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0) · JLPT levels: Jonathan Waller, tanos.co.uk (CC BY), unofficial · Sentence: Tatoeba #213230 (CC BY 2.0 FR) · All sources · This page's kanji and word data is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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